Tips & Traps for Remodeling Your Bathroom

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McGraw-Hill, 2005 - House & Home - 226 pages
There are plenty of do-it-yourself books on the market, but sound information about hiring and working with home improvement specialists is hard to come by. Written for homeowners who are hiring pros for large-scale home improvement, remodeling, and maintenance jobs, these titles feature visually appealing, easy-to-read layouts, and are packed with sidebars and callouts of special advice on how to hire a contractor. Written by an author who is a licensed Master Plumber as well as a licensed Class A Builder with almost three decades in the construction field, each title features: a focus on how to screen and hire home improvement pros; time and cost saving tips and techniques including cost estimating charts for materials and labor; advantages/disadvantages of various materials; site, design, planning, and maintenance considerations; and, explanations of different options, and the benefits and the drawbacks of each.

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CHAPTER 2
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Solidifying Plans and Estimating Job Costs
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About the author (2005)

R. Dodge Woodson (Brunswick, ME) has over 20 years' experience as a home builder, contractor, master plumber, and real estate broker. He is the author of many McGraw-Hill books, including Be A Successful Building Contractor 2/e, and National Plumbing Codes Handbook 2/e.

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